Watson continued his torrid hot streak on Wednesday night against Tulane, batting 3-for-3 with two doubles, 3 runs, 3 RBI
and two stolen bases in LSU baseball’s 10-4
victory over the Green Wave. With the win, LSU improved to 15-8 on the year and snapped a four-game losing streak against
Tulane, dating back to 2016.

Since the start of SEC play last Friday, Watson has been absurdly productive. Over those four games, Watson is hitting 11-for-17
(.647) with 5 extra-base hits, 8 RBI and 7 runs scored. Since his return from injury on March 6, Watson has hit 20-for-46
(.435)
and has hit safely in nine out of 10 games, including the last eight consecutively.

Watson doubled in the fourth and fifth innings Wednesday night, driving in three runs and helping to swing a 4-run Tulane
lead to a 4-run LSU lead. The sophomore outfielder was also hit in the helmet by a pitch in the seventh inning, after which
he stayed in the game and promptly stole a base.

The debut

Though it was a brief appearance, LSU baseball freshman right-hander Nick Storz made his debut Wednesday night, starting and
pitching a scoreless first inning. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native faced five batters, hitting the first two he faced with pitches
before stranding them both in scoring position.

Storz threw 17 pitches, nine for strikes, before giving way to fellow freshman AJ Labas. Labas allowed 4 runs on 6 hits (3
doubles) in 4 innings, striking out 2 batters and walking 1. By giving up a run in the third inning, Labas ended his season-long
scoreless inning streak at 13 frames.

One fine freshman

Watson wasn’t the only Tigers player with a big day Wednesday. Freshman left fielder Daniel Cabrera joined the club as well,
going 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and 3 runs scored.
His RBI single in the fifth inning gave LSU baseball its first lead of the game a 5-4.

Cabrera has had an up-and-down season at the plate, but he’s been consistently good at snagging extra bases. Of his 18 hits,
10 of which have gone for multiple bases including a team-high 9 doubles.

Pen perfection

Between the sixth and eighth innings, LSU baseball called upon its three most reliable middle-inning relief pitchers: Devin
Fontenot, Matthew Beck and Nick Bush. The trio retired nine Tulane batters in nine at-bats, striking out 7.

Fontenot and Beck struck out the sides in the sixth and seventh inning while Bush induced two fly outs and a strikeout. The
three relievers have combined to post a 3.54 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 40.2 innings pitched in 2018.

What’s next for LSU baseball?

LSU baseball returns to SEC action this weekend with a trip to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores. All three games
will be televised nationally, with the Friday and Saturday games airing on ESPNU in primetime and the Sunday game playing
at noon on ESPN2. They’ll also be available to stream through
WatchESPN.